Her Neighbor the Maestro

A prophecy unfolds

Michael's point of view

Elizabeth has been like this for hours. Having to watch her shake and thrash in pain and listen to her tortured screams was horrible. Right now, she is not screaming but is still thrashing around a lot. I feel the flame inside of her burning through her veins. But I watched this long enough I must reach out to her. "Elizabeth my love, can you hear my voice?" I begged with my voice breaking wishing that she would hear. Unfortunately, all I heard was her sobbing in torturing pain, but I wasn't going to give up. "Elizabeth, I know you can feel my presence just reach out to me!" I cried with tears flooding my eyes and blurring my vision as I slightly squeezed her shaking hand suddenly I heard her voice. "MICHEAL....HELP.... ME.....IT HURTS!!" She cried out with her tone strained and desperate. "Elizabeth I'm here my love fight it don't let the power consume you." I desperately call out to her I saw her shaking hand take mine. "It's so dark.... I'm lost!" I heard her strained voice in my mind as I felt her fighting to take control. "Elizabeth, listen to my voice and follow it." I called to Elizabeth again feeling her presence trying to break through. So, I held her close in my arms and started singing to give her my voice to guide to her. I felt her stop shaking and heard a big gasp of breath from her and saw her eyes open wide then she sat up held me. "It was so dark I was lost but you saved me, thank you." she panted because of whatever happened her eyes struggle to stay from her exhaustion, "Michael, I'm so tired." she whispered in my arms. "Rest my love, this was a long night for us both." her physical body is weakened from exhaustion, I pulled away and saw her eyes close as she fell into a deep sleep. The flames around her diminished slightly but still brightly glow. I moved a piece of her hair away from her face. "She's very powerful but right now she looks so innocent. Oh, Elizabeth you are so beautiful." I thought after I wiped my tears, I cleaned the tears from her face with a specially designed cloth wet with water, and unable to help myself I deeply kiss her sleeping pouted lips. Then I held her close and joined her in sleep as well knowing that I was tired as well.

Elizabeth's point of view

I opened my heavy eyes and look up at Michael in his arms and his eyes were red from sadness and worry. His face was stained with tears. I realized I and chained to the floor of Michael's secret chamber. "Michael?" I murmured tiredly he just hugged me close to him. "You're okay!" he cried as I felt his emotions pouring out of him in his voice. "I remember everything." I simply and honestly told him. I did remember everything clearly the dream, the necklace, when I touched it my skin felt like there were knives cutting every inch, but my insides were on fire. I especially remember that power surging through me without end. While I was in that deep sleep I felt his arms holding me wiping my tears, I heard his thoughts and I felt him kiss me, but I wasn't going to tell him that.... not yet anyway. "What did you see?" Michael asked me as if he knew that I had that dream again. "That necklace, every-time I close my eyes I keep seeing it." I answered with Michael helping me out of the chains on the floor and I felt his arms wrap around me. "How long have I been out, and why was I chained to the floor?" I asked still a little out of it and groggy. "Since last night, do you remember the last time you felt that? Not counting this one and when we were water training." He asked as if he made a connection. "Yeah I do. I always had sensations like this lasting a while. But they weren't painful why did it hurt so bad this time." I asked desperately looking in his eyes. "I'm not certain Elizabeth I think we need to find answers." Michael answered with wonder. "I agree but whatever was and is happening I feel is my energy changing slowly!" I marveled feeling more energy burning inside of me but I can feel this is only beginning my energy is not only growing but changing. Then out of nowhere I heard my stomach growling. "Let's get some breakfast." Michael suggested helping me off the floor. After a good breakfast, and a fresh change of clothes for the both of us Michael and I are in the forest starting to train. "Okay Elizabeth you have power and a lot of it, but controlling it is a completely different story." Michael pointed out, to which I agreed. "True, but how do I control it?" I wondered with confusion on my face. "That is where your imagination and force of will comes in." Michael placed his hands on my shoulders. "Let's start off with something easy, close your eyes." I do as Michael says and I close my eyes. "Now I want you to think that you're part of the forest itself. Hold on to that thought tightly." I take deep breathes through my nose holding on to that image of me rooted to the forest. I held that thought and I see an image of myself rooted to the forest clearly in my mind. "Good, now keep hold of that image and breathe." I keep breathing and I heard that strong heartbeat in my ears. I felt my powers activate and roots growing under my skin. But I keep my focus on that image in my mind and I start floating. I felt vibrations of the forest and not just that audible and strong heartbeat.